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Journals Media Newsletter for 2026-05-08 ( 23 items )  
American College of Radiology Approves First Ever Practice Parameter for Imaging Artificial Intelligence (10)
RESTON, Virginia, May 7 -- The American College of Radiology issued the following news: * * * American College of Radiology Approves First Ever Practice Parameter for Imaging Artificial Intelligence JACR publishes Assess-AI technical framework for ongoing monitoring of clinical Imaging AI * WASHINGTON, DC -- The American College of Radiology(R) Council approved the groundbreaking ACR-SIIM (Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine) Practice Parameter for Imaging Artificial Intelligence (AI) at ACR 2026, the College's annual meeting in Wa more PR

American College of Surgeons: One Thousand More Steps: A Simple, Powerful Prescription for Surgical Recovery (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 7 (TNSjou) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * One Thousand More Steps: A Simple, Powerful Prescription for Surgical Recovery New study finds that each additional 1,000 steps a patient takes after surgery is linked to fewer complications, a lower readmission rate, and shorter hospital stays Key Takeaways * Each additional 1,000 steps per day after surgery is linked to 18% lower odds of complications, 16% lower odds of readmission, and 6% shorter hospital stays. * Heart rate  more PR

Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: Bulgaria - Hope Despite the Noise (10)
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 6, 2026, by Dessie Zagorcheva, a PhD in Columbia University International Relations: * * * Bulgaria: Hope Despite the Noise Bulgaria has finally elected a strong government. But don't assume its Kremlin-friendly instincts will be the defining feature. * The European Union barely had time to celebrate the ouster of Hungary's Viktor Orban before Bulgaria delivered a political shock of its own. In the April 19 parliamentary election, former Pre more PR

Chilean Wasp Named in Honour of Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday (10)
LONDON, England, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Chilean Wasp Named in Honour of Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday * Breaking research 7th May 2026 A new species of wasp originally from Chile has been named for science Open Access Logo Attenboroughnculus tau (c) Trustees of the Natural History Museum * The name, Attenboroughnculus tau, honours Sir David Attenborough on his 100th birthday * The new species has been identified from a specimen hou more PR

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Shows Promise Managing Menopausal Insomnia and Hot Flashes (10)
PEPPER PIKE, Ohio, May 7 (TNSjou) -- The Menopause Society, an organization that is dedicated to empowering healthcare professionals and providing them with the tools and resources to improve the health of women during the menopause transition and beyond, issued the following news release: * * * Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Shows Promise Managing Menopausal Insomnia and Hot Flashes New study demonstrates that cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention can produce meaningful short-term improvements in insomnia severity, hot flash interference, more PR

Diplomacy Alumna's Lead in Human Rights Advocacy (10)
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 7 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * A Diplomacy Alumna's Lead in Human Rights Advocacy Malaak Jamal '15, is an alumna of the graduate program at the School of Diplomacy and International Relations. Jamal is currently serving at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) as director of Policy and Research, where she oversees research programs and analyzes political regime developments in countries under authoritarian rule. She works alongside the Chief Legal and Policy Officer and Chief Advocacy Of more PR

Duke University Pratt School of Engineering: Tony Jun Huang Wins ASME Worcester Reed Warner Medal (10)
DURHAM, North Carolina, May 8 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Tony Jun Huang Wins ASME Worcester Reed Warner Medal Huang was recognized for his field-defining contributions to surface acoustic wave microfluidics and the permanent literature of engineering. * Tony Jun Huang, the William Bevan Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University, has been selected to receive the 2026 Worcester Reed Warner Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engin more PR

Family of Elric Johnston Endersby Donates Vernacular Architecture Archive of Celebrated Timber Frame Historian to Kutztown University (10)
KUTZTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Kutztown University issued the following news release: * * * Family of Elric Johnston Endersby Donates Vernacular Architecture Archive of Celebrated Timber Frame Historian to Kutztown University Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center Will Foster Access for Students and Researchers; Signing Ceremony Held at DeLight E. Breidegam Building * The memory of Elric J. Endersby, celebrated timber framer and prolific historian of early American vernacular architecture, will be honored through the establishment  more PR

Graduates to Receive Special Recognition at CSUN's Honors Convocation (10)
NORTHRIDGE, California, May 6 -- California State University Northridge issued the following news release: * * * Graduates to Receive Special Recognition at CSUN's Honors Convocation * Media Contact: Javier Rojas, Javier.rojas@csun.edu, (818) 677-2130 or Carmen Ramos Chandler, carmen.chandler@csun.edu, (818) 677-2130 Of the more than 4,000 graduates invited to take part in California State University, Northridge's Honors Convocation on Saturday, May 9, six people will be singled out for special recognition as outstanding graduating studen more PR

Krishnamoorthi, Davids, Moulton Press HHS To Restore LGBTQ+ 988 Crisis Services Following Kennedy Commitment (10)
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi, Davids, Moulton Press HHS To Restore LGBTQ+ 988 Crisis Services Following Kennedy Commitment * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS), and Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) today sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. pressing the Trump Administration to immediately restore the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's LGBTQ+ specialized se more PR

Mathew Rosengart Named Among the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal for Fifth Consecutive Year (10)
MIAMI, Florida, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Mathew Rosengart Named Among the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal for Fifth Consecutive Year LOS ANGELES - Mathew S. Rosengart, co-chair of the Media & Entertainment Litigation Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was again named to the Los Angeles Business Journal 's "LA500" list. According to the publication, the list honors the 500 most influential people in  more PR

Menopause Society: Abdominal Obesity May Lead to More Severe Menopause Symptoms (10)
PEPPER PIKE, Ohio, May 7 (TNSjou) -- The Menopause Society, an organization that is dedicated to empowering healthcare professionals and providing them with the tools and resources to improve the health of women during the menopause transition and beyond, issued the following news release: * * * Abdominal Obesity May Lead to More Severe Menopause Symptoms New study based on data from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation suggests abdominal obesity can lead to more severe forgetfulness, irritability, and night sweats * CLEVELAND, Oh more PR

Muscle loss, weak grip and slow walking pace linked to higher stroke risk (10)
DALLAS, Texas, May 7 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Muscle loss, weak grip and slow walking pace linked to higher stroke risk * Research Highlights: * Muscle loss, weaker grip and a slower pace of walking were associated with a higher risk of stroke in an analysis of health records for more than 480,000 adults in the UK Biobank. * People with low muscle strength had a 30% higher risk of any type of stroke; a 31% higher risk of an ischemic stroke; and a 41% higher risk more PR

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Equal Protection Initiative Senior Counsel Young Testifies Before House Education Subcommittee (Part 2 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Michaele N. Turnage Young, senior counsel and co-manager of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. Equal Protection Initiative, from an April 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Congress must also ensure ED is adequately funded and staffed. Current unlawful efforts  more PR

New Study Finds No Significant Joint Damage in Astronauts After Short-Duration Spaceflight, Highlighting Promise of Ultrasound Monitoring (10)
DENVER, Colorado, May 7 [Category: Health Care] -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release: * * * New Study Finds No Significant Joint Damage in Astronauts After Short-Duration Spaceflight, Highlighting Promise of Ultrasound Monitoring * DENVER - Researchers at National Jewish Health have published new findings demonstrating that short-duration spaceflight may not significantly impact lower extremity joint structures, while also identifying a promising, non-invasive tool to monitor astronaut musculo more PR

Nina Jankowicz, Jane Lytvynenko and Peter Erdelyi to lead GlobalFact as invited speakers (10)
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release: * * * Nina Jankowicz, Jane Lytvynenko and Peter Erdelyi to lead GlobalFact as invited speakers * Award-winning author and counterdisinformation expert Nina Jankowicz will be a keynote speaker at the annual GlobalFact conference, held June 17-19 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Also joining the conference will be Jane Lytvynenko, an NBC News investigative journalist who reports on the Russia-Ukraine war, and Peter Erdelyi, an expert on media bu more PR

North American Interfraternity Conference President Horras Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Judson Horras, president and CEO of the North American Interfraternity Conference, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education": * * * I am Jud Horras, President and CEO of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). The NIC is a trade association of 61 national and international fraternities. As the 2025-26 more PR

Poynter announces latest cohort for Essential Skills leadership program (10)
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release: * * * Poynter announces latest cohort for Essential Skills leadership program The Poynter Institute today announced the newest cohort of its Essential Skills leadership program, bringing together journalists and newsroom leaders from around the world for an intensive training experience focused on leadership, strategy and communication. The Essential Skills program is designed for emerging and established leaders navigating the rapid more PR

Preserving Pennsylvania Hospital's history 'never gets old' (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Preserving Pennsylvania Hospital's history 'never gets old' * A patient with tonsilitis in the 19th century would have to face the tonsil guillotine. The instrument's blade would remove the infected tonsils in a sunlit surgical amphitheater. Some of these procedures were performed before the widespread use of anesthesia, meaning many patients became unconscious through rougher methods like copious amounts of liquo more PR

Pulitzer Prize Winning Biographer Jon Meacham and Copyright Scholar Paul Goldstein Headline AAP's Annual Meeting (10)
WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release: * * * Pulitzer Prize Winning Biographer Jon Meacham and Copyright Scholar Paul Goldstein Headline AAP's Annual Meeting * Distinguished Authors Speak to America's 250th Birthday and the 50th Anniversary of the 1976 Copyright Act On May 7th, the Association of American Publishers hosted its 2026 annual meeting celebrating the 250 th birthday of the United States and the rich publishing tradition that has been central to the natio more PR

South Dakota Mines Celebrates 193rd Commencement (10)
RAPID CITY, South Dakota, May 7 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * South Dakota Mines Celebrates 193rd Commencement * South Dakota Mines will celebrate its 193 rd commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2026, in the Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City. Those who wish to view the ceremony online can find information here. The commencement includes more than 500 graduates, including two associates, 400 baccalaureates, 95 master's and 24 doctoral degrees. The names o more PR

Struggling to make ends meet? It could be affecting your job more than you think (10)
LOUGHBOROUGH, England, May 7 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Struggling to make ends meet? It could be affecting your job more than you think * The study, led by Professor Eva Selenko, which tracked more than 700 UK employees over a year, found that it's not just how much financial pressure people feel overall that matters, but how that stress changes over time. When financial worries increase, people become more emotionally drained, feel treated unfairly by their employer, and are more likely to think  more PR

West Chester University: Barbie Beyond the U.S. - Dr. Emily Aguilo-Perez's Research Around the Icon Leads to Global Conversations (10)
WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- West Chester University posted the following news: * * * Barbie Beyond the U.S.: Dr. Emily Aguilo-Perez's Research Around the Icon Leads to Global Conversations With the U.S. Postal Service's May 1 announcement of a new set of forever stamps coming out July 11 featuring the iconic Barbie doll dressed to represent 10 careers, it's evident Barbie has never gone out of style. "As a child, Barbie was the toy I spent hours playing with by myself," notes Dr. Emily Aguilo-Perez, WCU professor of English. Dr. Ag more PR